Iron Man 3 (2013)

[Dasquian Belargic]

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[Lilaena De'Ville]

A trailer for the trailer!

[Tear]

Actual Trailer (http://youtu.be/5EjG-1U3wqA)

[Darth Turbogeek]

Fanboi fucking SWOOOOOOOOOON

[Rutabaga]

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[Captain Untouchable]

^ My sentiments exactly. :ohno

My only "concern" is that at this point the Mandarin seems almost like an audibly coherent version of Bane: using his army of terrorists to bring down Stark in order to teach him a lesson for being a hero.

That said, I like the look they've gone for. It seems that they're aiming more towards the "Descended from Genghis Khan" side of things than the questionably-appropriate full-on Chinese stereotype, which is cool.

Did anyone else notice the tattoo (http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1830uwh46jt5ojpg/xlarge.jpg) on the back of the Mandarin's neck, by the way? I didn't, but some eagle-eyed bastards on a few blog sites did. It's a Captain America shield, with the Avengers "A" in the centre. Intriguing...

[Lilaena De'Ville]

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[Figrin D'an]

Also, not sure how many of you noticed, but in certain preview shots showing the Iron Patriot, the name Lt. Col James Rhodes can be seen on the front of the armor. Certainly a departure from the original back story.

Definitely borrowing quite a bit from the Extremis storyline. That's not a bad thing.

[Captain Untouchable]

^ Aye: from what I've read, they're pretty much doing a straight adaptation of Extremis, though they seem to have added Coldblood and Firepower into the mix; and AIM is involved somehow.


Also, not sure how many of you noticed, but in certain preview shots showing the Iron Patriot, the name Lt. Col James Rhodes can be seen on the front of the armor. Certainly a departure from the original back story.

This seems to be a pretty common misconception circulating the internet. That suit isn't actually sporting the Iron Patriot paint job: it's painted up in Captain America colours.

Iron Patriot is mostly red: as you can see in this picture (http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4usi1AeAQ1ql5i2ao2_r2_1280.jpg), the head and chests in particular are quite noticeably red, as well as the gloves and boots. By contrast, you can see in this set photo (http://www.orangeinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Iron-Man-3-Mark-XLVII-and-Iron-Patriot-Armor-e1349275714649.jpg) from the movie that Rhodey's helmet and chest are blue. Compare that to this Avengers screenshot (http://geektyrant.com/storage/post-images-2011/Avengers%20setnewfull8.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVER SION=1315069182554), and the colour scheme is a much better match for Cap than it is for Patriot.

I think this is basically the embodiment of what Coulson said, about the world needing a little old fashioned. The world has been introduced to War Machine as a US Air Force asset, but then it went rogue and - along with the Hammeroids - smashed up the Stark Expo. The world has also just seen the Avengers, and they've seen the quite visibly patriotic Captain America saving the world from aliens. What better way to reassure the American public that War Machine is now playing for the home team than by painting him up like Captain America?

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[Dasquian the Elf]

Pepper is suiting up!

http://www.themarysue.com/pepper-armor-iron-man/

[Glen Fiddich]

ORLY?

Calling it now - Tony is going to thank her for coming to his Rescue (http://marvel.wikia.com/Virginia_Potts_%28Earth-616%29).

[Darth Turbogeek]

AHAHAHAHA

I'm off to collect on a bet :D

[Dasquian Belargic]

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just a few months to go!

[Captain Untouchable]

Instead of being a poor-taste Chinese sorcerer, the Mandarin is now... a washed-up rock star? :cyduck

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[Darth Turbogeek]

HAHAHAHAHA oh shit that's so goddamn awesome :D

[Captain Untouchable]

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New trailer. HOLY SHITBALLS. :ohno

[Lilaena De'Ville]

so many iron mens! :swoon:

[Rutabaga]

"Holy shitballs" doesn't even begin to cover it.

*flailing like a total fangirl*

[Darth Turbogeek]

Leave the Archerism's for Archer. This deserves a more Iron Man approach.

Oh who the fuck am I kidding. I'm the worst kind of fanboi when it comes to Iron Man and nothing here does anything more than make my boner for RDJ go away. In fact I have such a raging Iron Man boner that I am in danger of passing out from fanboi squealing

[Jedi Master Carr]

I think it looks awesome. It should blow away Iron Man 2.

[Darth Turbogeek]

12:01am Wednesday 24th Gold class booked :D

SO EXCITED!!!!!!

[Captain Untouchable]

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More teasers. GOD DAMN IT HURRY UP AND LET ME WATCH THE MOVIE ALREADY. :ohno

[Peter McCoy]

I've just lent my dad Iron Man 2 after finding out he actually watched (HOLY BALLS!) and actually liked (WHAAAAAAAT!?!?!?!?) the first one.

I love the first one, I'm not being sarcastic. It's just that the idea of my dad liking both Iron Man AND Nolans Batman films is fucking insane. His film taste is sooooo middle of the road. He hates Sci-Fi and Fantasy, would never watch a martial arts or foreign film, not into horror. It's pretty much realistic action films such as the Bourne trilogy, thrillers like "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls", and comedies but nothing surreal.

He watched my Blu-Rays of the first two Batmans and ended up coming to see the final installment with me and my sister and loved it. So it's looking like I'll actually get him in the cinema for Iron Man 3 too.

[Dasquian Belargic]

As if we didn't know already, here's confirmation from Paltrow that that Pepper is suiting u (http://www.themarysue.com/gwyneth-paltrow-pepper-potts-iron-man-3-spoiler/)p.

[Darth Turbogeek]

9/10, would watch again. Extremis is well adapted so you will see one of the main twists from a mile off if you have read it.

The Mandarin..... wow that was some reimaging. Sorry, wont spoil it. It did make sense and it is set up and I really REALLY hope it drives comic book fanbois nuts. I thought it was quite chancy but pretty well executed. A very, very good villian.

[Droo]

I've heard some very positive feedback about the Mandarin recently. Colour me pleasantly surprised.

[Darth Turbogeek]

The Mandarin in the comics was a racist caricature, in IM3 it is anything but. And yes, is very good.

When you see IM3, you will understand why I am not even describing The Mandarin in spoilers. There are some lines that completely give the game away very slyly early on now I think of it - the director must be laughing his ass off how he's set it all up and dangled it out there.

[Captain Untouchable]

Saw and enjoyed today. Tone is very different from any other Marvel Studios movie, which is nice and refreshing. Loved Tony's character development too: they reminded us that he's much more than just a guy with a suit.

What they did with the Mandarin was brave, but for me it really worked. It isn't just a non-racial-stereotype version of the character, it's a total reimagining into something way more modern, and way more interesting than Fu Manchu with magic rings would have been.

It also felt like a more mature / grown up story, which I liked. In IM and IM2, Tony was a kid with toys, but IM3 forced him to start acting like an adult.

And dayum, all those suits were awesome.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

If I'm not working this Saturday, I'll probably treat Charley to a matinee for this.

[Droo]

Saw it. Loved it. Laughed a lot. Particularly at the thing that no-one saw coming. Oh, I laughed until I cried!

[Peter McCoy]

As did I, sitting next to you darling.

For me it was the better than the first two movies combined. I want to say it was better than Avengers Assemble (since the UK already has a film called The Avengers!) but I can't quite bring myself to do so. But if I could, I would!

As soon as my dad has watched Thor, Captain America and Avengers, I'm seeing this again with him. It just rocked.

[Rutabaga]

Saw it today and loved it. For me, it was much better than the second one, maybe not quite as good as the first, just an all-around joyride.

I really agree with the comments so far about The Mandarin...I'm so glad I wasn't too spoiled prior to seeing the movie, because The Mandarin ended up being one of the most fabulous things in the movie. I'm sure the hardcore comic book fans are pissed, but I thought it was brilliant. And exquisitely played by Ben Kingsley.

I also liked the fact that Tony was more of an adult in this iteration, having to face the truly severe potential consequences of his actions. Seeing his Malibu home destroyed wasn't just a great action scene in the movie, it was symbolic of Tony's whole life in a lot of ways.

And for me, the after credits scene is the best one they've done so far. Science brothers reunited!

[Figrin D'an]

Enjoyable movie. The Mandarin worked. For this point in the Iron Man/Avengers movie saga, this re-imagining of the character and tying in Extremis was a good call. A real legitimate threat/match for Iron Man was needed after The Avengers upped the stakes.

There's a sense of closing a major chapter of the Iron Man/Tony Stark story, so it will be interesting to see how the new chapter begins for him in the second Avengers film. I'm hoping it will be more than just a token, "Well, time to save the world again" type of re-introduction. I guess I have enough faith in Joss Whedon to make it fit will and not be contrived.